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Gave away a greenhouse & orchids dying?

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Gave away a greenhouse & orchids dying? - 2005/04/09 01:51 "Diana Kulaga"

For the longest time I've had a vacant greenhouse at work.
We had been paying for years to heat and maintain it but we never really did anything with it. Finally, someone came along and asked if they could use it. I figured sure, why not, we're not doing anything with it. Now, it's stuffed FULL of assorted burros tails and jade plants. The greenhouse is a pretty good size - prolly 20' x 40' with all the mod cons.
<sigh> The spider plants sure love it. :-

Thanks!

The guy at the nursery (not the owner) said that all orchids bloom only once a year so he tried to talk me out of the full bloom Brsdm.

I dunno. I bought my first orchid (Phal) the week before Christmas in full bloom. It's been repotted and it's growing new leaves like mad and throwing up another spike. I told the nursery guy about it and he said that it's dying. Pfft! He should see the roots on this thing. Do dying orchids grow leaves, flowers and roots? To me, that's the distinct definition of NOT dying.



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re:Gave away a greenhouse & orchids dying? - 2005/04/09 06:06 In so far that is pure BS (& I do not mean Blooming Size!). Many ocrhids bloom multiple times annually. Our Brassias and their crosses bloom a couple of times a year at least. Ascda. Princess Mikasa 'Blue', which is summarily taking a much rarely needed rest at the moment, blooms 4-5X a year, so for all intents and puproses is in bloom most of the time. I hardly have Phals that started their new spikes before the old ones had likely shed their blooms (though that's not the norm).

OTOH, *some* orchids - lots of 'em - only bloom once a year.

For one thing no, they don't do that if they are dying. What that obviously inexperienced clerk was figuratively referring to is the phenomenon of a truly dying orchid sendin up a spike in an effort to save itself. Though your plant is improperly thriving, if it's growin roots, laeves and a spike to boot. Keep on kepin' on!



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